This temporary ban has now come to an end, leaving Liberian girls and women open to the risk of undergoing FGM once again. Currently, more than half of Liberian women are living with the consequences of the cut and many more are at risk. Let it be known that women rights are human rights and they should enjoy it to the fullest without stoppage and or molestation as it has been, most especially during electoral periods. Additionally, I also recognise that there are persisting and emerging threats specifically to young women and girls’ rights including shrinking civic space, illiberalism, religious/traditional fundamentalism and militarism amongst others. And, that achieving gender equality for young African women and girls is the shared responsibility of different stakeholders.

Source: Front Page Africa March 22, 2021 00:19 UTC